July 24, 2008

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The Candidates’ Positions

Hillary Clinton
U.S. Senator from New York.

Barack Obama

U.S. Senator from Illinois.

John Edwards
Former U.S. Senator from North Carolina.

Mike Gravel
Former U.S. Senator (AK)

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Fast Facts

50 percent of 12-to-17-year-olds surveyed stated drugs, alcohol or both were available at teen parties.
80 percent of parents surveyed stated that they did not think alcohol or marijuana was available at teen parties.
According to the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 47 percent of kids who start drinking before the age of 14 will become "alcohol dependent" sometime during their lives, compared with only 9 percent of those who wait until at least their legal drinking age.
Nearly 70 percent of adults and teenagers support keeping the nation's legal drinking age at 21.

Underage Drinking

In the United States the legal drinking age is 21. Legally, this means that those under the age of 21 cannot purchase or be served alcoholic beverages. There is also a national "zero tolerance" policy that considers a driver under 21 years old with a blood alcohol content of .02 percent or higher to be legally drunk. Alcohol remains the most commonly used legal drug and consumption of alcohol by young people is very high.

Underage Drinking Overview

In the United States alone, approximately 14 million people combat some form of alcohol abuse. Alcohol abuse is broadly defined as a destructive pattern of alcohol use. Under this definition, excessive or "binge" drinking is a form of alcohol abuse, since it can cause the drinker to experience physical illness,…>> (read more)

Underage Drinking Points of View

4 Many Teenagers Are Not Aware of the Effects of Drinking on Pregnancy
5 Teenage Drinking Can Lead to Automobile Accidents
6 Sober Since Seventeen
7 I Started Drinking as a Teenager
8 Why I Do Not Drink
9 My Son Was a Teenage Alcoholic
10 Risk Factors of Teen Alcohol Use
11 Parental Drinking Contributes to Teen Alcoholism
12 Learner Permits for Underage Drinkers
13 Do Not Lower the Drinking Age
14 Why I Tell My Teenage Patients to Drink
15 Changing Permissive Attitudes Toward Teenage Drinking
16 Drunk Driving Brings a Lifetime of Pain
17 Alcoholic Beverage Advertising Should Be Restricted
18 How Colleges Have Responded to Teenage Drinking
19 American Attitudes Toward Alcohol Lead to Underage Drinking
20 Advertising Does Not Encourage Teen Alcohol Abuse
21 Dangers of Alcohol
22 Teenage Alcohol Abuse Can Lead to Risky Sexual Behavior
23 How Teen Alcoholism Affected One Family
24 Social Pressures Encourage Teen Drinking
25 Advertising May Encourage Teen Alcohol Consumption
26 Reducing Drinking and Driving by Young Drivers
27 Sensible Drinking Messages Will End Alcohol Abuse

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